wayoflife

After having breakfast at the Pancake Haus, toad and bullfrog went off to hook up with papabear for the day while SDMF, WOLette and I went off to run Steel Bender. Here are some of the pics SDMF and I took on the trail today....

At the Steel Bender trailhead...


Making our way into the canyon...


SDMF flexing a bit before the trail really got started...


Me after climbing up the first big ledge...


SDMF ready for lift-off....




Did I mention there are a ton of ledges that you can climb...


Some of the rock slabs make the trail feel like it's paved with concrete...






This is definitely one for the JK in beautiful places...


Climbing up one of the steeper rock faces on the trail...


Here's a few of shots of us driving on top of a fin...






Getting ready to drop off the most nerve racking ledges on the trail and only because there is a steep drop off on the passenger side upon landing...


Making my way off after getting myself to breath again...


SDMF ready to take the plunge...


Mission control - the eagle has landed...


On our way out with snow starting to come down heavy...




Towards the end of the trail and thank goodness for it too as the snow was starting to make it difficult to find/follow...


We have a TON of video footage that WOLette took of our day out on Steel Bender and you can be sure that she will be putting together an awesome YouTube video of it soon. But, until that time, you can see all of our pics in the Project-JK Gallery. Simply click on the link below:

Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008 - DAY 2

And, in case you missed our shots from DAY 1, they can be seen by clicking on the link below:

Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008 - DAY 1

Special thanks goes to SDMF for helping to fill our gallery by sharing his excellent photos with us.

Check back again for more pics!

Piginajeep

this picture makes me pucker in Ohio,,,, Nice shots!

Gravel Gertie

Fantastic pictures. Just what I needed for my Cabin Fever. Can't make EJS but we will be in Moab mid April. Maybe the weather will be nice and warm by then and the trails less crowded. I'm sorry we won't get a chance to meet eye to eye with the forum members this week. Have lots of fun and keep those pictures coming. Thanks.

Ctimrun

Awesome pictures!!!! Wish I was there with you instead of here doing what I've been doing! I will continue to live through you guys and your photos.

PoorDad

Man, Utah is beautiful! Nice shots! That last drop off looks particularly hairy. How far was the drop on the passenger side?

Rubimon

I agree, might of had to change my pants after that one.

pearl-drum-man

Cool pics! Looks like you got off the trail just in time.

HappyCurmudgeon

I had to turn mine around and inside out twice each after looking at that!

holy crapola that is steep. my better half would beat me stupid(er) after i drove off of that.

Jeepin Dad

Awsome pics, I am sooo jealous right now.

wayoflife

Believe me, that drop off is every bit as hairy as it looks in the pics and even more so in person. Mostly because of the psychological factor of the ledge on the right. Although, standing on your brakes with your ass on off your seat and still sliding down a rock face is kind of freaky too